Seasonal Maintenance Worker
Summary:
The Seasonal Maintenance Worker will provide the execution of all tasks related to the maintenance of City Assets. This role performs a variety of semi-skilled maintenance work, and operates a variety of equipment in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of City water, street, and storm drainage facilities and systems, as well as lawn and park maintenance.
This position is considered nonexempt under the federal and state wage and hour laws and is eligible for overtime pay. The work schedule will be assigned by management, according to the needs of the organization.
Reports to: The Director of Public Works
Location: On-site in Maintenance Shop and outdoors in the field, Carnation, Washington
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Employment Type: Seasonal (Maximum 20 hours a week from June-August or September)
Compensation: $25.00 an hour
Bargaining Unit: Teamsters Local 763
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Maintenance Work:
- Inspect and repair city assets, as needed. Ensure the proper operation of city systems.
- Maintain city parks through activities such as mowing, gardening, watering plants, maintaining garden beds, and weed eating. Operate necessary machinery such as mowers and weed eaters.
- Perform routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refer defects or needed repairs to the supervisor. Clean and maintain equipment.
- Operate a variety of power construction and maintenance equipment, including light and medium-sized construction, vehicles and power equipment.
- Perform required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects.
- Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
- Close the job site after careful cleaning.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the City Manager or designee
Qualifications:
- Must have a valid Driver’s License.
- Experience with motorized vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to, mowers, weed eaters, gardening tools, pumps, compressors, sanders, generators, common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, detection devices, mobile radio, phone, ditch witch, and similar items preferred.
Skills:
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Comfortability working outdoors in varying weather conditions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. The employee is also frequently required to operate vibrating equipment.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Selection Guidelines
Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; job related tests may be required.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.